Blizzard Entertainment has released a new Weekly Hero Rotation along with balance fixes across several Heroes.

We’ve brought the Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha down today in order to refresh the weekly free hero rotation and make the balance changes listed below. Thank you for all the great feedback you’ve …read more

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Tychus Findlay is a big man with a big ego and even bigger gun. Fortunately enough, his loyalty is easily won. Buy him a whiskey or three and promise him enough credits, and there’s no job in the whole universe too dangerous for this outlaw.
Description
Fights enemies up close and personal, …read more

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The first paladin and founder of the Order of the Silver Hand, Uther the Lightbringer is a faithful servant of the Light. Dispensing justice with the swing of his hammer, Uther is a bastion of truth and an unflinching symbol of the Alliance.
Description
Heals allies, stuns enemies, and returns as a …read more

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Malfurion Stormrage is the greatest druid on Azeroth, and a student of the demi-god Cenarius. Communing with nature and Cenarius through the Emerald Dream, Malfurion protects the wilds from both demonic influences and the savage Horde.
Description
Heals allies and restores their mana. Able to reveal and root groups of enemies from …read more

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Falstad Wildhammer is the High Thane of the Wildhammer Clan and a founding member of the Council of Three Hammers that now presides over Ironforge. Despite wild speculation, Falstad has never been dead and anyone who claims such is a liar.
Description
Able to strike enemies from afar and fly over any …read more

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Valla witnessed the ferocity of hellspawn firsthand as the demons ravaged her village and left her for dead. Now, with no people to call her own, her only allegiance is to her cause: to rid Sanctuary of the demonic filth corrupting its lands.
Description
Strikes at the enemy from afar and gains …read more

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November “Nova” Terra is a ghost of the Terran Dominion and one of the most powerful psionic soldiers ever known. Nova is highly focused, determined, and extremely deadly. Even Jim Raynor wouldn’t want to be caught within her crosshairs.
Description
Automatically cloaks while out of combat. Snipes enemies from afar, and creates …read more

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Once a terran ghost with formidable psionic abilities, Sarah Kerrigan was betrayed by her allies and transformed by the zerg into the Queen of Blades. Now freed of the dark one’s corruption, Kerrigan faces a threat that could destroy the galaxy itself.
Description: An aggressive hero that gains temporary shielding by …read more

Gold is very important to players who wish to buy Heroes with gold primarily through the Heroes of the Storm in-game Shop instead purchasing with real-money. By the time I reached level 20, I had already purchased four heroes. It is doable.

Reached level 21 in Heroes of the Storm, and have tried different Heroes and completed several Hero Quests and Daily Quests. I would like to take videos of Heroes chosen by visitors of Blizzplanet.
Which Hero should I play next in a video?

To say that Heroes of the Storm is addictive is an understatement. Within a few days, I have reached level 20 and the Epic Hero Quests have been unlocked. You don’t really need to play Cooperative or Versus Mode to complete quests. It is doable in Practice mode.

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Tassadar fills the role of a Ranged Support in Heroes of the Storm. Among his duties in the field is to grant a temporary shield to an ally, detect nearby enemies, and manipulate the battleground for his team.
The description offered in-game sets Tassadar as Very Hard to play.
I have used …read more

Blizzard Entertainment released a new Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha patch today to change the weekly Free-to-Play Hero Rotation. It’s unknown at the moment if any bug fixes were applied. The patch was approximately over 40MB.

We’re currently in the process of updating the free-to-play hero rotation with a set …read more

Backstory
Once a mentor to Prince Arthas, Muradin was unable to prevent him from becoming the Lich King. After recovering from a mild case of amnesia, he is now the leader of the Bronzebeard clan post the “diamond-ization” of his brother the King Magni.
Origins
Muradin was introduced in Warcraft III: Reign of …read more

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From the frozen Dreadlands of the north comes the mighty Barbarian warriors. After surviving the destruction of her home and the death of her tribe, Sonya wanders Sanctuary in search of battle and a better life for her people.
Origins
I haven’t heard of Sonya before in literature based on the Diablo …read more

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The Power of the Horde incarnated by brutal rhythyms and blistering guitar riffs into the form of the most elite tauren chieftain to ever headbang across the surface of Azeroth. Don’t bother putting on socks. He’s just going to rock them off anyways.
Origins
The ETC name stands for Elite Tauren Chieftain. …read more

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Known in the ancient tongue as Al’Diabolos, the Prime Evil of Terror, the Demon Lord Diablo seeks to claim the world of Sanctuary for the Burning Hells. His victims are innumerable, his schemes unknowable, and his gender … malleable.
Origins
Diablo debuted in the acclaimed RPG game of all times Diablo (1996) …read more

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Once the crown prince of Lordaeron, and protege of Uther the Lightbringer, Prince Arthas was corrupted by the cursed blade Frostmourne in a desperate bid to save his people. Now he rules over the damned as the Lich King and all shall know his wrath.
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Arthas the Lich King

Calling all Heroes, we’ve got something new to show you, and we’re bringing it to PAX East! If you’re attending, be sure to grab your shield and sword and join us at BOOTH #848! Head over for your chance to play an all-new Heroes demo featuring brand-new Heroes (playable for …read more

Heroes of the Storm is extremely fun and addictive. I-know-I-know … it is no surprise, it is a no brainer, and it’s not rocket-science. It’s a Blizzard Entertainment video game.
I have never played a MOBA video game in my life. The Warcraft III MOD doesn’t count, right? I think I …read more

After finishing the tutorial missions, you will find the Gameplay Modes option at the top-left corner on your screen … (Play).
There are three Gameplay Modes: Practice, Cooperative and Versus.
The Practice Mode is a single player (plus 3 AI allies) versus the AI. The Cooperative Mode queues the player to play …read more

When launching Heroes of the Storm for the first time, a tutorial kicks off right away to teach the player how to move and how to attack.
To move you right-click on the ground. To attack press A and left-click the target or the ground. Feels a lot like playing Warcraft …read more

Heroes of the Storm Community Manager Trikslyr gave us more information on how they designed Tychus.

Designing a hero from the ground up is a fascinating subject, particularly with Blizzard characters that have a rich history in games, novels, and other media. To explore the subject, we invited Senior Game Designer …read more

Don’t miss out on the next Dev Q&A for Heroes of the Storm. Don’t forget to tweet your questions.
Next Dev Q&A will kick off Wednesday at 11:00 am PST! Have any questions regarding #Heroes talent system? Tweet us using the #HeroesQA tag!
— Heroes of the Storm (@BlizzHeroes) March 14, 2014

Heroes of the Storm Community Manager Vaeflare has posted more information regarding Alpha Access & Keys.
REQUESTS FOR ALPHA ACCESS & KEYS – PLEASE READ! Source
The Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha is upon us!
At this time, there are no keys for Heroes of the Storm. So please be wary of …read more

Heroes of the Storm Community Manager Spyrian has posted this week’s Free Hero Rotation.

Hello everyone!
With the advent of Heroes Technical Alpha testing, we’re also kicking off our weekly free hero rotation. This means that six heroes have been made free-to-play in any game mode (Practice, Co-op, Versus), and we’ll refresh …read more

The Heroes of the Storm store displays how much gold each hero can be purchased with, and that is a very clever way to display the pricing. By listing the heroes as purchasable with gold, the player doesn’t get slapped in the face with a real-money price tag as if …read more

If you are one of the lucky few who received an invitation to take part in Tech Alpha and have trouble installing. Please read:
We’ve identified some possible issues you may run into when trying to play Heroes, and some workarounds that can help. by Velnrak Source
Error: “Something went wrong while …read more

Backstory
Take care when traversing the shadowed trails of Duskwood … Ever since Abercrombie the Embalmer unleashed his abomination upon Darkshire, Stitches has wandered the road aimlessly, hungering for the flesh of low level Alliance players.

Shop
At the shop, Stitches can be purchased for 10,000 gold (In-game currency) or $9.99 (real-money). The …read more

Many thanks to the Heroes of the Storm community managers for extending an invitation to Blizzplanet. Some staff member will join in upcoming technical alpha waves, so keep an eye for articles as time progresses.
I began to download the client, and hope to start gathering visuals, info and videos soon.